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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Reading region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank52
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads137179
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.183 %0.181 %
As % of the category below14.73 %18.32 %
Daily rates quoted3771
Average minimum daily rate£292£334
Average daily rate£312£357
% change on same period last year-12.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£332
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1310
Average minimum hourly rate£31.77£26.70
Average hourly rate£36.19£28.45
% change on same period last year+27.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.62£30.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£33.31
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads930977
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.240 %0.988 %
Daily rates quoted274321
Average minimum daily rate£326£332
Average daily rate£346£355
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted79100
Average minimum hourly rate£20.92£27.82
Average hourly rate£22.47£29.13
% change on same period last year-22.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.02£30.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Developer BerkshireDeveloper
Berkshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Developer across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Reading Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Developer across the Reading region.

Reading Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Developer across the Reading region.

Reading Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Developer in their job title.

1137 (39.83 %)C#
2135 (39.24 %)SQL Server
3130 (37.79 %).NET
494 (27.33 %)XML
589 (25.87 %)ASP.NET
680 (23.26 %)SQL
768 (19.77 %)CSS
865 (18.90 %)Java
963 (18.31 %)JavaScript
1061 (17.73 %)HTML
1061 (17.73 %)SQL Server 2005
1146 (13.37 %)WebServices
1245 (13.08 %)Oracle
1344 (12.79 %)Microsoft
1443 (12.50 %)SharePoint
1443 (12.50 %)J2EE
1542 (12.21 %)XHTML
1641 (11.92 %)Security Cleared
1736 (10.47 %)OO
1833 (9.593 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1929 (8.430 %)Migration
2028 (8.140 %)SQL Server 2000
2028 (8.140 %)PHP
2028 (8.140 %)SC Cleared
2028 (8.140 %)AJAX
2126 (7.558 %)Finance
2225 (7.267 %)MySQL
2225 (7.267 %)XSLT
2225 (7.267 %)Linux
2324 (6.977 %)Windows

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1130 (37.79 %).NET
294 (27.33 %)XML
389 (25.87 %)ASP.NET
468 (19.77 %)CSS
561 (17.73 %)HTML
646 (13.37 %)WebServices
743 (12.50 %)J2EE
842 (12.21 %)XHTML
928 (8.140 %)AJAX
1025 (7.267 %)XSLT
1124 (6.977 %)JSP
1222 (6.395 %)ASP
1222 (6.395 %)WebSphere
1317 (4.942 %)LAMP
1415 (4.360 %)Struts
1514 (4.070 %)Drupal
1613 (3.779 %).NET Framework
1712 (3.488 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1810 (2.907 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1810 (2.907 %)Hibernate
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (12.50 %)SharePoint
233 (9.593 %)SharePoint Server 2007
316 (4.651 %)CMS
415 (4.360 %)Apache
513 (3.779 %)WebSphere Application Server
611 (3.198 %)BizTalk Server
710 (2.907 %)Tomcat
85 (1.453 %)IIS
94 (1.163 %)Commerce Server
94 (1.163 %)Content Management Server
103 (0.872 %)MS Exchange
103 (0.872 %)TIBCO EMS
112 (0.581 %)Commerce Server 2007
121 (0.291 %)Office Communications Server
121 (0.291 %)TeamSite
121 (0.291 %)MQSeries
121 (0.291 %)Lotus Notes
121 (0.291 %)WebLogic
121 (0.291 %)WebLogic Portal
121 (0.291 %)Oracle Application Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (6.105 %)MS Excel
211 (3.198 %)MS Office
34 (1.163 %)Photoshop
43 (0.872 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (0.581 %)Shockwave
61 (0.291 %)InfoPath
61 (0.291 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.291 %)MS Visio
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.453 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (0.872 %)BusinessWorks
31 (0.291 %)SAP R/3
31 (0.291 %)SAP PM
31 (0.291 %)Applix TM1
31 (0.291 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.291 %)Great Plains
31 (0.291 %)SAP HR
31 (0.291 %)BPCS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (2.326 %)X.500
26 (1.744 %)Intranet
34 (1.163 %)CTI
43 (0.872 %)Internet
51 (0.291 %)X.400
51 (0.291 %)SMTP
51 (0.291 %)NFC
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1135 (39.24 %)SQL Server
261 (17.73 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (8.140 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (7.267 %)MySQL
517 (4.942 %)SQL Server 7
616 (4.651 %)DB2
715 (4.360 %)RDBMS
813 (3.779 %)DTS
912 (3.488 %)SQL Server Integration Services
107 (2.035 %)Oracle 10g
116 (1.744 %)Datawarehouse
116 (1.744 %)Oracle 9i
124 (1.163 %)Crystal Reports
124 (1.163 %)BusinessObjects
124 (1.163 %)ETL
133 (0.872 %)Informix
142 (0.581 %)MS Access
142 (0.581 %)BusinessObjects XI
142 (0.581 %)PostgreSQL
151 (0.291 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (6.686 %)Visual Studio
216 (4.651 %)Subversion
312 (3.488 %)Eclipse
49 (2.616 %)Flash
57 (2.035 %)Ant
65 (1.453 %)MSI
72 (0.581 %)FrontPage
72 (0.581 %)JUnit
72 (0.581 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.291 %)Dreamweaver
81 (0.291 %)PVCS
81 (0.291 %)StarTeam
81 (0.291 %)Oracle APEX
81 (0.291 %)NUnit
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (7.558 %)Finance
28 (2.326 %)Retail
36 (1.744 %)Banking
45 (1.453 %)Manufacturing
45 (1.453 %)Telecoms
45 (1.453 %)Government
54 (1.163 %)Insurance
63 (0.872 %)Education
72 (0.581 %)Advertising
72 (0.581 %)Military
72 (0.581 %)Telemarketing
81 (0.291 %)Retail Banking
81 (0.291 %)Publishing
81 (0.291 %)Pensions
81 (0.291 %)Billing
81 (0.291 %)Health
81 (0.291 %)Legal
81 (0.291 %)Aerospace
81 (0.291 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.291 %)Front Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (2.326 %)N-Tier
23 (0.872 %)Taxonomies
23 (0.872 %)NHS
31 (0.291 %)W3C
31 (0.291 %)Firmware
31 (0.291 %)DTV
31 (0.291 %)Handset
31 (0.291 %)E-Learning
31 (0.291 %)IPTV
31 (0.291 %)Web 2.0
31 (0.291 %)Derivative
31 (0.291 %)Computer Science
31 (0.291 %)Social Network
31 (0.291 %)Data Integration
31 (0.291 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (0.291 %)Client/Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (7.267 %)Linux
224 (6.977 %)Windows
37 (2.035 %)UNIX
45 (1.453 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.291 %)Debian
51 (0.291 %)Embedded Linux
51 (0.291 %)Solaris
51 (0.291 %)Windows NT
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (11.92 %)Security Cleared
236 (10.47 %)OO
329 (8.430 %)Migration
428 (8.140 %)SC Cleared
523 (6.686 %)Content Management
618 (5.233 %)Data Migration
716 (4.651 %)OOP
815 (4.360 %)RUP
815 (4.360 %)Service Management
914 (4.070 %)UML
1011 (3.198 %)CRM
119 (2.616 %)E-Commerce
128 (2.326 %)Software Engineering
128 (2.326 %)Web Development
137 (2.035 %)Web Design
137 (2.035 %)Workflow
145 (1.453 %)BC Cleared
153 (0.872 %)Agile Software Development
153 (0.872 %)RAD
153 (0.872 %)Business Intelligence
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1137 (39.83 %)C#
280 (23.26 %)SQL
365 (18.90 %)Java
463 (18.31 %)JavaScript
528 (8.140 %)PHP
624 (6.977 %)Transact-SQL
720 (5.814 %)PHP5
814 (4.070 %)VB
814 (4.070 %)Python
913 (3.779 %)PL/SQL
109 (2.616 %)VB.NET
118 (2.326 %)C++
118 (2.326 %)C
127 (2.035 %)Delphi
136 (1.744 %)DHTML
136 (1.744 %)Perl
136 (1.744 %)VBScript
144 (1.163 %)Shell Script
144 (1.163 %)VB6
153 (0.872 %)ActionScript
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (4.070 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (2.035 %)Degree
27 (2.035 %)MCSE
27 (2.035 %)MCSA
33 (0.872 %)MCP
33 (0.872 %)MCAD
33 (0.872 %)MCSD
42 (0.581 %)Sun Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.907 %)QA
27 (2.035 %)WCAG
33 (0.872 %)SLA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.291 %)Active Directory
11 (0.291 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (2.326 %)MIIS
21 (0.291 %)MAILsweeper
21 (0.291 %)Unicenter
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (13.08 %)Oracle
244 (12.79 %)Microsoft
314 (4.070 %)CA
314 (4.070 %)Red Hat
410 (2.907 %)IBM
57 (2.035 %)VMware
57 (2.035 %)ILOG
66 (1.744 %)TIBCO
66 (1.744 %)Cognos
75 (1.453 %)Ab Initio
84 (1.163 %)Fujitsu
84 (1.163 %)Business Objects
93 (0.872 %)Vignette
93 (0.872 %)SAP
93 (0.872 %)Sun
93 (0.872 %)Zend
93 (0.872 %)FileNet
93 (0.872 %)Kofax
93 (0.872 %)ATG
102 (0.581 %)Intergraph
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